After Cadman Mills, a well-known NDC member, expressed concerns about the growth of sycophancy in the incoming Mahama administration, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, President-elect John Dramani Mahama's Special Aide, responded.

Cadman Mills had cautioned in a thorough piece on X that early indications of sycophancy were emerging, with certain people and organizations overly complimenting Mahama and his family in an effort to curry favor.

In particular, Mills cited public demands that Sharaf Mahama, Mahama's son, be named Minister of Sports because of his own boxing passion, which he perceived as sycophantic conduct.

However, the Ghanaian political landscape is not unfamiliar with an NDC government led by the JDM: It was in power from 2013 to 2017. Because "we are not going back," Ghanaians might hope that this administration will be "better" than its previous one. It's not a sure thing, though. Signs of sycophancy are already beginning to appear, according to Mills.

Bawah Mogtari said that the demands for Sharaf Mahama to be named Sports Minister were not sycophancy but rather excited statements. She stressed that such remarks should not be taken seriously and referred to the recommendations as "romanticism."



In a similar vein, some young people who are close to our Brother Sharaf Mahama and others who put in a lot of effort to get this triumph are just calling because they are excited. Of course, one should not place too much weight on the opinions of a small number of young people. Sharaf has the potential to serve our wonderful country in any capacity, just like every other young person. On December 29, 2024, she wrote on X, "You know the President-elect well enough, and your nephew Fiifi is one of Sharaf's friends, and they are both fine young men."

Bawah Mogtari also underlined that unimportant issues like this shouldn't divert attention from the important business of government because the new Mahama administration is focused on the task at hand.

We look forward to the inauguration, sir, and His Excellency Mr. Mahama will undoubtedly be concentrating more on the task at hand. "He is not a sycophancy-prone man," she said.

In response to Mills' worries that constitutional modifications would prolong Mahama's rule, Bawah Mogtari explained that any debates regarding changing the term limits for presidents had nothing to do with Mahama's administration and shouldn't be associated with him.